Author: Scott Albright

The Northeast Church of Christ at 11000 Paseo del Norte Ave. is hosting a Vacation Bible School June 20-24. Hours are 9:30-11:40 a.m. To register, visit necofc.org. The church also offers a Sunday morning Bible study at 9:30 a.m. and Wednesday evening Bible class at 7 p.m. The church’s About Us page on their website says, “Just as surely as the people of Israel in the Old Testament worshipped God through the reading and explanation of God’s word (Nehemiah 8:8), so the church today worships through the teaching and preaching of the Bible.” For more information, contact the Northeast Church…

Like practically everything else on the market, Albuquerque home prices continue to trend upward. The Greater Albuquerque Association of REALTORS® market statistics for May shows the median price of a detached single-family home in the greater Albuquerque area was $340,500, a 17.4% increase from May 2021. The average sales price increased 20.8% from last year to $401,326. Last month, the median sales price was $335,000 and the average sales price $388,604, according to GAAR’s April 2022 report. Home prices in the far Northeast Heights reflect or outpace citywide data, with prices continuing to increase while inventory remains low. According to…

Kickball is not just for kids. Adults can play, too, and for one Meetup group it’s a regular event where 30-40-year-olds can make new friends and get some exercise at the same time. The Albuquerque Fun 30’s to 40’s Meetup group hosts numerous events around the city, including “Kickball (Just for Fun) – Tin Can Alley.” Members of the group regularly play at North Domingo Baca Park on Sunday evenings to “enjoy outdoor fun and make new friends.” The group has 743 members, with 27 of them signed up for their next kickball match on Sunday, June 26. Details of…

La Cueva High School’s speech and debate team is in Louisville, Kentucky, competing in the 2022 National Speech & Debate Tournament. The tournament takes place June 12-17. Meet the team representing LCHS in Louisville The following students and team coach, pictured above from left to right, are representing La Cueva High School in the 2022 National Speech & Debate Tournament in Louisville: • Thomas Chung, Rising Senior, Co-President Elect, competing in Policy Debate with partner Erica Ho. • Erica Ho, Rising Senior, 2-time National Competitor, Co-President Elect & Policy team Captain, competing in Policy Debate with partner Thomas Chung. •…

La Cueva High School’s Las Ositas Dance Team is inviting all incoming eighth- and ninth-graders, as well as incoming transfer students, to join them for open practices beginning July 7. Practices will take place from 4-5 p.m. July 7, 14 and 21 in the LCHS cafeteria. Anyone interested in joining the dance team for summer practices must have a current physical on file with the LCHS athletic trainer. Incoming eighth-graders are required to have an eighth-grade participation form turned in to the school. For more information and inquiries, email lacuevadanceteam@gmail.com.

Hundreds of people gathered at North Domingo Baca Park on Saturday to mingle with friends and family, shop from local vendors, eat, and dance the night away during Heights Summerfest 2022. Heights Summerfest is the first of four Summerfests sponsored by the city this summer and the first to be held since 2019 due to COVID-19 restrictions.“It’s nice to be able to do this again,” one attendee said while walking near the booths set up by local vendors.Dozens of businesses were selling a variety of products on the east side of the grass field, ranging from T-shirts and hats to…

The following incidents were reported by the Albuquerque Police Department for the week of June 3-9 in the far Northeast Heights area between Holly Road, Louisiana Boulevard, Eubank Boulevard and Academy Road. There were 64 incidents reported by crimemapping.com for the week. The following 32 incidents do not include traffic stops, direct traffic, onsite traffic or vehicle accidents without injuries.SUSP PERS/VEHS8000 BLOCK KRIM DR NE6-3-2022 8:16 AMSUSP PERS/VEHS8100 BLOCK WYOMING BL NE6-3-2022 7:27 PMAGGR DRIVER8100 BLOCK WYOMING BL NE6-3-2022 11:04 PMONSITE DISTURBANWYOMING BL NE / PASEO DEL NORTE EB NE6-3-2022 11:27 PMLOUD MUSIC7900 BLOCK BARSTOW ST NE6-4-2022 12:01 AMBURGLARY COMM7100…

A $10 gift card to Dion’s and a giant jar of M&Ms is the prize for guessing the number of shells in the jar at Cherry Hills Library. For a chance to win, participants must sign up for the Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Program. After registering for the program, readers will be given one blank entry form for one guess at the number of items in the guessing jar. The entry with the closest guess to the actual number of shells in the jar without going over will win a 62-ounce jar of milk chocolate M&Ms and a $10…

The U.S. Postal Service is wrapping up its June 5-11 National Dog Bite Awareness Week campaign with informational pamphlets being sent to mailboxes. According to USPS, more than 5,400 postal employees were attacked by dogs in 2021, a decrease from the previous year thanks in part to the USPS campaign. According to a June 2 USPS press release, Albuquerque ranks 21 out of 32 cities for dog attacks on mail carriers. Albuquerque is tied with Akron, Ohio, with 20 reported attacks for the 2021 calendar year. Cleveland, Ohio, is ranked No. 1 with 58 reported attacks for the year. California…

Jan Wilson of End of Life Options New Mexico will give a presentation at Cherry Hills Library from 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 18, to discuss the different options for those nearing their end of life. According to endoflifeoptionsnm.org, the mission of EOLONM is to provide “information and support for all end-of-life options including medical aid in dying.” Some of the options listed on the website include continued treatments, forgoing or ceasing treatment, palliative care, hospice, palliative sedation, voluntarily stopping eating and drinking, and medical aid in dying. The website says the right to self-determination was established under the New Mexico…